Monthly Archives: May 2006
Technocrane tops Indy 500 innovations
Written on May 26, 2006 at 3:59 pm, by SVG Staff
ABC Sports and ESPN will have a more tightly integrated production of this weekend’s Indianapolis 500, with 62 cameras being used to cover the high-speed action. And while this year’s […] More
Grass Valley Indigo switcher set for sports venue market
Written on May 26, 2006 at 9:51 am, by SVG Staff
Stadium and arena video professionals grappling with delivering high-quality audio/video experiences with less-costly equipment have a new production switcher option courtesy of Grass Valley. The Indigo switcher, priced at $11,900 […] More
2007 Pan American Games host bcaster bid process opens
Written on May 26, 2006 at 6:58 am, by SVG Staff
The Organizing Committee of the Pan American Games Rio 2007 has opened the bidding process for the host broadcaster, the company that will be responsible for the recruitment, production, coordination […] More
Scientific-Atlanta expands World Cup presence
Written on May 25, 2006 at 7:07 am, by SVG Staff
Scientific Atlanta has expanded its support for video transport of the upcoming 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany matches to include high-definition (HD) encoding and delivery of video to German national […] More
Dominos fall for ESPN Deportes
Written on May 25, 2006 at 6:54 am, by SVG Staff
Following its groundbreaking effort to bring the game of dominoes to its viewers, ESPN Deportes, ESPN’s Spanish-language network, has reached an exclusive agreement with the International Domino Federation to televise […] More
Modulus brings MPEG-4 to production truck market
Written on May 24, 2006 at 1:50 pm, by SVG Staff
Remote production professionals and sports broadcasters looking to take advantage of MPEG-4 AVC h.264 to save transmission bandwidth have a new option courtesy of Modulus Video s ME2000 MPEG-4 AVC […] More
Petitti receives Haverford award
Written on May 24, 2006 at 12:37 pm, by SVG Staff
Tony Petitti, Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports, will receive the prestigious Lawrence Forman Award on Saturday, May 27 from Haverford College. The award goes to a superior […] More
Daktronics sales jump $30 million for quarter
Written on May 24, 2006 at 9:30 am, by SVG Staff
Daktronics reported fiscal 2006 fourth quarter net sales of $90.2 million and net income of $7.1 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, compared with fourth quarter net sales of $61.3 […] More
Daktronics scoreboards bound for Superdome
Written on May 23, 2006 at 11:24 pm, by SVG Staff
Daktronics has been awarded a contract to provide a new integrated scoring and display system inside the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The system includes two large ProStar video boards, […] More
Harris to acquire Aastra Digital
Written on May 23, 2006 at 5:40 pm, by SVG Staff
Harris Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aastra Digital Video, a business unit of Aastra Technologies Limited. Aastra Digital Video develops and markets video networking, encoding, decoding, and […] More